NY: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1962. Pages [452 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Rusty red cloth boards, clean, gilt decorations and spine lettering, a little shelf wear at extremities. PO's name at fep. Memoirs of Hickey's many youthful sexual experiences, living well beyond his means, drinking and gambling heavily, and after embezzing a large sum of money from the accounts in his father's office he was sent to India. He eventually returned to England via China and again after another exile to Jamaica. These Memoirs give an extraordinarily vivid picture of life in late 18th-century London, Calcutta, Madras and Jamaica which stands comparison with the best of his near-contemporary James Boswell. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket.

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Bookseller: Inga's Original Choices (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009851
Title: The Prodigal Rake: Memoirs of William Hickey
Author: Quennell, Peter [editor]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Third Printing
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1962
Keywords: NOISBN, Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Lawyers & Judges, Personal Memoirs
Bookseller catalogs: Biographies & Memoirs; History; Social Science;

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VITA SINE LIBRIS MORS EST! Hello to all bibliophiles and bibliomaniacs from a bibliopole with a bibliotheca where an abundance of quality tries to make up for lack of quantity - if compared with that of Amazon :)!
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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.